Norm Macdonald

Norm Macdonald is posthumously returning to the comedy scene. Before his death in September at the age of 61, the acclaimed Saturday Night Live ...

Netflix confirmed the special just hours later, sharing that Norm Macdonald: Nothing Serious was recorded in the comedian's living room when he was alone in just a single take, according to Entertainment Tonight. The special is scheduled to premiere on Netflix on Monday, May 30. His other credits include his own comedy series, The Norm MacDonald Show, which aired from 1999 to 2001, as well as appearances on shows such as The Middle and frequent guest appearances on late-night television programs. The streamer announced the special Thursday just after Macdonald's sister-in-law Joyce Napier revealed in a tribute to Macdonald for CTV News that the late comedian "left an hour of new material behind, recorded in his apartment during the lockdown."

Norm Macdonald made one final stand-up special before his death last year, which will now be released on Netflix.

In 2018, he received his own talk show on Netflix titled Norm Macdonald Has A Show. The special was shot entirely in Macdonald’s living room in a single take, with his illness preventing him from filming the material in front of a live audience. The comedian, who died on September 14 aged 61 after a nine-year battle with cancer, privately shot a one-hour stand-up special the night before he went into hospital for a procedure in the summer of 2020.

New comedy is coming from Norm Macdonald, who isn't letting a little thing like being dead stand in his way. The Canadian comedian died in September 2021 at ...

See all photos See all photos The Netflix film will also include tributes from Macdonald's comedy contemporaries including Adam Sandler, Conan O'Brien, Dave Chappelle and David Letterman.

There's still a tinge of sadness even mentioning Norm Macdonald because it reminds you of 'that tragedy', but it would seem he had one last laugh up his ...

He shot it because he loved his material and was so proud of his material,” Hoekstra added. He did it for the stand-up. Adding: “It was his intention to have a special to share if something happened.

Netflix is set to air "Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special," which was filmed in Macdonald's living room as he battled cancer, on May 30.

"It was his intention to have a special to share if something happened," she shared. "He remembered he had shot this and asked me to find it so he could watch it," Hoekstra shared. He filmed it in a single-take in his living room.

Macdonald had been battling cancer for nine years, but he did so entirely in private, which made his death that much more shocking. A lot fans felt they never ...

It was his intention to have a special to share if something happened. A lot fans felt they never got the chance to properly say goodbye to one of the funniest comics of his generation. It turns out that not long before Macdonald’s death he actually shot a new standup special, completely in private.

Netflix has one last treat in store for Macdonald fans, a self-taped hour-long comedy special of new material, filmed before Macdonald's passing.

The new comedy special will also include a bonus featurette with appearances from Adam Sandler, Conan O’Brien, Dave Chappelle, David Letterman, David Spade and Molly Shannon, who discuss Macdonald, remembering his life, legacy and friendship. The special was filmed in 2020 after COVID-19 restrictions closed comedy clubs, theatres and performance venues. “Norm worked so hard on a new hour of material and wanted it to be seen.

Legendary comedian Norm Macdonald's final comedy special, coming to Netflix at the end of May, was filmed in one take in his living room.

However, when Macdonald's health continued to fail, it soon became apparent that he wasn't going to be able to film the special in front of an audience proper. He did it for the stand-up. He didn't do this for the shock that it exists. The ailing comedian was working on a new Netflix comedy hour when he needed to go to the hospital and the test results were not looking good. Fearing the worst, Macdonald decided to film his special on the night before his procedure. So, Macdonald opted to film the whole thing in one long single take in his house, with no audience, to get it out of his system, just in case the operation proved fatal.

Macdonald was working on new material for a Netflix special while undergoing treatment for acute leukemia, a disease he quietly lived with for nine years. In ...

“He ended up getting sicker last August and September, and he remembered he had shot this and asked me to find it so he could watch it,” Hoekstra revealed. “He looks great and the material’s fantastic.” In case “things went south,” the SNL alum wanted to get something on tape, so he shot an entire hour’s worth of material in his living room in a single take.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It's a chance to see one final stand-up performance by Norm Macdonald. Netflix says it will be running a special featuring the stand-up ...

Netflix announced Thursday that an unreleased Norm Macdonald comedy special, which he recorded during quarantine, will be released May 30.

During his time on the sketch-comedy series, Macdonald was known for his impressions of Larry King, Burt Reynolds and Bob Dole, among others. While this version of 'Nothing Special' was not originally meant to be the final product, Covid restrictions prevented him from filming in front of an audience," Macdonald's producing partner Lori Jo Hoekstra said in a release. The "Saturday Night Live" veteran died Sept. 14 after a private battle with cancer at age 61.

The Saturday Night Live star, who died last year after a battle with cancer, shot a one-hour special from his living room. Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special ...

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New comedy is coming from Norm Macdonald, who isn't letting a little thing like being dead stand in his way. The Canadian comedian died in September 2021 at ...

See all photos See all photos The Netflix film will also include tributes from Macdonald's comedy contemporaries, including Adam Sandler, Conan O'Brien, Dave Chappelle and David Letterman.

(NETFLIX) – Norm Macdonald has one last stand-up special up his sleeve. The beloved comedian, who died in September 2021 after a private battle with cancer, ...

(NETFLIX) – Norm Macdonald has one last stand-up special up his sleeve. The beloved comedian, who died in September 2021 after a private battle with cancer, ...